Arena Floor or Underground Tour

About This Experience

This listing sells two tours under one name, and only one of them goes below the arena. The option called Colosseum Underground & Arena Floor Guided Tour Max 7 Guests includes the hypogeum; the Arena Floor option (up to 12 guests) stays on the arena and looks at the underground from above. Pick the underground option when you choose your date. Its price is $150 per person, which makes it one of the lower-priced guided underground tours on this site.

On the underground option you go down into the restricted tunnels of the hypogeum, the passages where animals and fighters waited before they were lifted into the arena, and the guide explains how the machinery worked. You then walk onto the arena floor, stand on the reconstructed section in the centre and go up to the upper levels of the Colosseum for the view over the whole amphitheatre.

The ticket also gives you entry to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. That part is not guided, so plan an hour or two to walk it on your own after the tour, ideally the same day.

The tour is rated 4.8/5 from 490+ reviews, and recent reviewers mention guides who kept the pace steady and explained the construction and the games clearly. For a full guided Forum and Palatine as well, the featured small-group tour costs more but includes both.

Highlights

• Go down into the restricted tunnels of the hypogeum on the underground option
• Walk onto the arena floor and see the underground walls from the centre of the amphitheatre
• Climb to the upper levels of the Colosseum for the view across the whole building
• A two-hour visit that leaves the rest of the day free for the Forum and Palatine
• Underground groups capped at seven guests on the listing

What's Included

• ✓ Licensed professional guide
• ✓ Official Colosseum entry ticket (the €24 ticket value is included in the price)
• ✓ Access to the restricted underground tunnels (Underground option only)
• ✓ Access to the arena floor
• ✓ Access to the upper levels of the Colosseum
• ✓ Entry to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (self-guided), with headsets when required

Not Included

• Underground access on the Arena Floor option
• Guided tour of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities

What to Bring

• Original passport or ID card for every traveller, children included
• Closed, comfortable shoes with grip
• Water, especially from May to September
• A small bag only (max 30 x 40 x 15 cm)
• Sun hat and sunscreen for the open Forum and Palatine

Good to Know & Caveats

• Only the option named Colosseum Underground & Arena Floor Guided Tour Max 7 Guests goes into the underground. The cheaper Arena Floor option does not.
• The listing caps underground groups at seven guests. The park allows at most six clients plus the guide on guided underground visits, so ask the operator how a full group is handled.
• Tickets are issued in each traveller's name. Give full names exactly as they appear on your passport or ID card when you book, and bring the original document: if the name does not match, the Colosseum can refuse entry without a refund.
• The operator can move the meeting time to fit monument regulations and will contact you by phone, so enter a mobile number with the country code.
• Be at the meeting point at the time the operator gives you. The park asks underground ticket holders to arrive 30 minutes before their entry time and does not admit latecomers to the underground.
• Heavy rain can close the underground and the arena at short notice: the park shut both on 12 February 2026 and closed the underground for a morning on 8 October 2026.
• The listing describes the tour as wheelchair accessible. The underground has only a freight lift according to the park's partly out-of-date accessibility page, so confirm the underground route with the operator and the park before booking.

Meeting Point

Via del Colosseo, 31, 00184 Rome, a few minutes' walk from the Colosseum. Check your confirmation for the meeting time, which can change with monument regulations.